Jinling is known as the ancient capital of six dynasties and is the political, economic and cultural core of the south.
In 333 BC, Xiong Shang, King of Chu Wei, built Jinling City in Stone City, hence the name Jinling. In 229 AD, Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty established his capital here, and Jinling rose from there.
The Chu Dynasty also started from Jinling, went all the way to the north, captured the entire world, and finally made its capital the city of Shenjing.
The four major families in Jinling, the Jia family, the Wang family, the Shi family, and the Xue family, are all natives of Jinling.
In the past, the four families joined forces with Chu Taizu, and this established the status of the four major families.
Later, the capital of Chu was established in Shenjing City. The Jia family, Wang family, and Shi family, who had made great achievements in war, chose to settle in Shenjing City, while some remote tribesmen still stayed in Jinling.
Of the four major families, only the Xue family stayed in Jinling.
The Xue family led the imperial merchants on errands and needed to purchase a large amount of luxury jewelry from the south. In addition, most of the Xue family's properties were in the south, so they chose to stay in Jinling.
Later, the Emperor went to Jiangnan, and the Zhen family was responsible for picking him up. They served the Emperor very comfortably and gained the Emperor's favor.
I have picked him up four times, which can be said to be a blessing from the Holy Family.
The Zhen family has been out of control since then and has become the largest wealthy family in Jinling. With the Supreme Emperor as its backer, the Zhen family is in the south and no one dares to provoke it. It is a veritable earth emperor.
At this time, Zhen Yingjia, the head of the Zhen family, was looking at the man in front of him with a livid face.
He yelled angrily: "You are so brave, you even dare to rob official silver. Do you really don't want to live anymore? Robbing official silver is tantamount to rebellion. It is a serious crime that will punish the nine tribes. How many brains do you have to dare to do this? Something?"
The man in front of me is Zhang Jie, a gang member of the Salt Gang.
Facing Zhen Yingjia's anger, Zhang Jie smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, how can I have such courage? It was all arranged by the second master. I also tried to persuade the second master, but the second master didn't listen to the advice at all and even The little one cursed.
According to the second master's plan, it should be foolproof. We are also on board the official ship, so we can intercept the official silver without anyone noticing, and no one will know that it was us.
Who knows, something went wrong. Ning Guogong was sailing south at night, and he happened to be hit by him. Without saying a word, Ning Guogong directly ordered our brothers to be killed. Only a few clever ones jumped into the water and escaped. come out.
Ning Guogong already knew that our salt gang was responsible for robbing official silver, and he would probably report it to the court. I went to find the second master to make up his mind. Who knew that the second master had gone to Yangzhou again? I really had no choice but to do so. Come to the uncle for help. "
Zhen Yingjia was so angry that she cursed: "This prodigal thing is getting bolder and bolder now. What's the use of coming to me now? If the imperial court issues an extermination order, I won't be able to save you."
Zhang Jie said: "Uncle, I hope now that Ning Guogong has not reported it to the court. Considering the relationship between the Zhen family and the Jia family, if the uncle comes to intercede, Ning Guogong will probably betray the uncle's face and hide this matter."
Hearing this, Zhen Yingjia couldn't help but think deeply.
This matter involves his younger brother, and he cannot ignore it.
He had also heard about Jia Cong, the Duke of Ning State, and the two families had contacts during every New Year. He heard that Jia Cong was a god-of-war figure who was sure to win every battle on the battlefield, but they had never met.
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If Jia Cong had not reported the matter to the court, with the relationship between the two families, it would not have been a big problem to help hide it.
But if it has been reported to the court, then it is useless to say anything. We can only see what the court plans next.
If it doesn't work, we can only hand over some people and settle the matter.
Zhen Yingjia also had a headache for her second brother Zhen Yingli.
In recent years, the Zhen family has enjoyed the glory of the Supreme Emperor, and has prospered in this land south of the Yangtze River.
In order to receive the Emperor, the Zhen family purchased a large number of high-end luxury goods from major merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, allowing these merchants to make a fortune. Most of these merchants followed the Zhen family's lead.
The local government treated the Zhen family with caution and even took the initiative to fawn over them in the hope of building a relationship.
The Zhen family's status in Jiangnan has become even more special. If the Zhen family stomps their feet, the whole Jiangnan will be shaken.
Because of this, his brother became arrogant, arrogant, and even forgot about himself. He didn't know how much he weighed. He became more and more courageous and dared to participate in anything.
He dares to engage in beheading transactions such as stealing official silver. If this continues, sooner or later the Zhen family will be implicated by him.
Zhen Yingjia glanced at Zhang Jie in front of her and said, "Be prepared for the worst. If the imperial court finds out, they will definitely not leave you alone. They will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress you. You should be prepared to cut off your tail and survive.
Only by abandoning some people can the matter be settled. Don't do this kind of thing again in the future, otherwise don't blame me for not cherishing old feelings. Since the second brother has gone to Yangzhou, you send someone to contact him and ask him to talk to Ning Guogong. "
Zhang Jie said hesitantly: "Uncle, you also know the temper of the second master, will letting him go make things worse?
I have also heard about Ning Guogong. He has been in battle for a long time at a young age. He is decisive in killing and ruthless. This young man will inevitably be arrogant and arrogant when he succeeds. If the two of them confront each other, it may be self-defeating. "
Zhen Yingjia thought for a while, and with her brother's temperament, this was really possible.
Forget it, let's go there by ourselves, lest we fail to get things done and offend others.
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Jia Cong obtained information about the salt gang and some information about Yangzhou's big salt merchants from Lin Ruhai.
After returning home, he immediately gathered people and assigned tasks.
Qingwen, Qiu Ju and Dongmei, together with fifteen special operations team members, each carrying six grenades, left the Salt Patrol Yamen overnight and rushed to Jinling, the home of the Salt Gang.
With Lin Ruhai's information, a lot of time was saved and several areas were already locked.
At that time, as long as the exact location of the Yan Gang's chief rudder is found out, all their senior officials can be wiped out and any future troubles can be eliminated.
Just in case, Jia Cong arranged for Wangcai to bring twenty personal guards to take care of him along the way.
Jia Cong handed over the information of the major salt merchants to Tiezhu and asked him to lead a targeted investigation to find out the situation first.
Subsequently, a thorough investigation was launched on the servants of the Lin Mansion.
Let Li Biao be responsible for checking the servants in the front yard one by one.
Let Erya, Chunlan, and Xia Zhu be responsible for thoroughly investigating the maids and women in the backyard. Even Lin Ruhai's aunts were not spared.
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Personnel related to Lin Ruhai's diet were interrogated in a focused manner.
We carefully investigated and sorted out everyone's origins, family background, what they did every day, who they had contact with, whether they had ever been out of the Lin Mansion, etc.
Lin Daiyu was a little curious about these things, so she approached Jia Cong and asked to participate.
This is not a big deal. It would be good to see more things. In the future, if you want to be the mistress of Ningguo Mansion, you must have some means.
Jia Cong agreed without thinking and asked her to take Zicuckoo and Yuanyang with her to take notes.
At the same time, the residences of these people were thoroughly searched to see if there was any remaining poison.
After some investigation, three suspects were identified in the inner court. One was Aunt Yun, whom Lin Ruhai suspected, the other was Aunt Yun's maid Jin Suo, and a woman who was the steward of the inner court.
Jia Cong was not polite at all, and directly used severe torture on the three people, and conducted a surprise interrogation overnight.
Hearing the screams of the three people, Lin Daiyu couldn't bear it. She watched Jia Cong open his mouth several times, but finally held back and did not plead for mercy.
Seeing this, Jia Cong said seriously: "Sister Lin, you have to remember one thing: you can't be merciful when dealing with enemies, and you don't need to be polite. Only by killing them all can you leave no future troubles.
Otherwise, if you leave too many enemies behind, you may fall into their hands one day, and your ending will only be ten times or a hundred times worse than theirs. Our methods are already considered very mild. "
Lin Daiyu nodded silently and said: "I know Brother Cong, they are all the people who harmed my father, and they all deserve what they deserve."
After several rounds of torture, the three of them failed to hold on and confessed the matter one after another.
Aunt Yun is a concubine of the Yun family. Otherwise, she would not be Lin Ruhai's concubine.
The Yun family is also a salt merchant in Yangzhou. However, the Yun family cannot be compared with the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou. The scale is much smaller than them, and they do not have the confidence they have.
In order to establish a relationship with Lin Ruhai, he gave the family's concubine to Lin Ruhai as a concubine.
From this point of view, Lin Ruhai is not an insufferable person, and he is probably not as honest and upright as he appears.
This maid, Jin Suo, was also brought as a dowry from the Yun family and has been with Aunt Yun since she was a child.
It stands to reason that since the two families have become relatives, this situation should not happen. Jia Cong was also a little confused.
Lin Daiyu asked with a puzzled look on her face: "Aunt Yun, does my father treat you badly? Why do you want to harm him? What are you doing for?"
Aunt Yun smiled bitterly and said: "Girl, I don't want to harm the master. I was forced by others, and there is nothing I can do. The second son of the Yun family, who is also my second brother, sent me a message and asked me to harm the master. I was rejected.
Then, he threatened me with my mother. If I didn't agree, my mother would not have a good life. Once I went home and saw the injuries on my mother's body, I realized that what he said was true. .
My father had dozens of concubines and didn't care about them at all. Sometimes he even asked them to accompany guests. I had no choice but to agree to his request in order to make my mother feel better. "
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Then Aunt Yun explained the matter in detail.
The second son of the Yun family is called Yun Yi. He is perverse and ruthless, and will do anything unscrupulous.
He used threats to make Aunt Yun submit, and then bribed the Lin Fu family through the son of Lin Fu, the second housekeeper of the Lin Mansion, to help Aunt Yun deliver the news and poison.
That mother-in-law is the woman of Lin Fu, the second housekeeper.
This matter started a few years ago. In order to prevent Lin Ruhai from noticing, the dosage was very light, which was really deliberate.
Now that the truth has been revealed, all that's left is to take the person.
Jia Cong sent an order to Li Biao to arrest Lin Fu, the second housekeeper, and his son, and tortured them until they told the truth.
Just as Aunt Yun said, Lin Fu's family was also bribed by Yun Yi, the second son of the Yun family, who coaxed and frightened them.
Since the confessions of several people are correct and there are no mistakes, Yun Yi, the second son of the Yun family, has become a key figure.
Why did Yun Yi want to harm Lin Ruhai?
In other words, why did the Yun family want to harm Lin Ruhai?
Logically speaking, the two families are already related. Lin Ruhai will take care of the Yun family no matter what. What good will Lin Ruhai's death do to them?
Jia Cong still couldn't figure this out, and Aunt Yun couldn't explain it either.
It seems that we can only ask Yun Yi in person.
Jia Cong asked Li Biao to inform Tiezhu to find out the whereabouts of Yun Yi, the second son of the Yun family.
Later, he found Lin Ruhai and told him about the situation. After all, Lin Ruhai was the one who suffered and it was his family matter. He had the right to know no matter what.
After hearing this, Lin Ruhai didn't show too much excitement. He pondered for a while and said, "What do you plan to do with these people?"
Jia Cong said: "Father-in-law, according to my approach, it is natural to let them disappear. Such a traitor can no longer be retained no matter what. However, they are my father-in-law's family after all, and it is still up to him to make the decision."
Lin Ruhai closed her eyes gently, sighed and said, "Hey, let's deal with them as you said."
Jia Cong nodded and said, "Well, I'll let people deal with it later. What should I do with the Yun family? Should I let them disappear together? Why did they want to harm my father-in-law? This is something I can't figure out."
Lin Ruhai frowned and thought for a while and said: "I don't understand why the Yun family did this. I have taken good care of the Yun family. Ordinarily, I shouldn't treat me like this. The Yun family should stay put for the time being and find Yun Yi to find out. Besides, I also want to know why they want to deal with me.”
Jia Cong said: "I have arranged for people to search for Yun Yi's traces. Once found, he will be arrested immediately and asked to find out what happened."
Seeing that no results were obtained with Lin Ruhai, Jia Cong said goodbye and left.
It was not until night, when Jia Cong was about to rest, that Tie Zhu came over in a hurry.
"Master Guo, Yun Yi, the second son of the Yun family, has been captured by us. After some interrogation, we have also recruited them all. This is Yun Yi's confession. You can see for yourself."
With that said, he handed a pile of confessions to Jia Cong.
When Jia Cong heard this, he was pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect that things would go so smoothly.
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He reached for the confession and read it carefully. As he looked at it, his face could not help but darken.
He looked up at Tie Zhu and asked, "Tie Zhu, is this really Yun Yi's confession? Isn't it wrong? Are you sure what he said about this is true?"
Tie Zhu nodded and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Guo, there is absolutely no mistake. I was also present during the interrogation. The boy was quite arrogant at first, but when we started to punish him, he immediately gave up and cried for father and mother. Just say whatever you ask?
I was also worried about his nonsense, so I tortured him twice more. The guy was so frightened that he told him everything he knew without even asking him. After hearing this, I was also shocked, so I hurriedly Come and tell the Duke. "
